Divided-back, textured color postcard of Jennie Wade House and Monument, Gettysburg, Pa. No message on verso.
Biographical / Historical:
Jennie (or Ginnie) Wade was the only civilian killed during the Battle of Gettysburg. She was killed in the house's kitchen on the third day of the battle: July 3, 1863. Along with her sister and mother, Jennie helped the Union Army by baking bread and giving water to the troops that passed by the house. (See http://www.graveaddiction.com/jwade.html.)
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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